| This Week Local 20/20 Council Meeting – Wed, Aug 23rd *New* The monthly Local 20/20 Steering Council meeting is open to all and welcomes those interested in involvement in Local 20/20 leadership. Newcomers are always welcome. This month we will be meeting in person. If you’d like more information and/or a virtual orientation, or for meeting location, contact us at info@l2020.org.Time: 3-5:00 pm | Location: Contact us for details Wild Church Port Townsend – Sat, Aug 26th *New* Sponsored by Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, join Katy Taylor, your guide, to gather in and with creation, with other folks, and with the other beings on this earth. We practice together to move from human being to earth being, in reverence and respect for earth, on the 4th Saturdays of every month. We meet outside, rain, snow, or shine, unless the conditions are severe enough to pose a safety concern. Please dress for the weather! There are 3 mostly equal parts: Greeting/Grounding, Wandering/Wondering, Circling-Up/Sharing. We will meet in circle, share some opening words, song, and practices, and then wander in silence. We then reconvene to share our experience. Children are welcome, but parents need to help guide them. If wandering is not accessible, remaining in the circle under the Doug Fir is an option, too. Bring a chair! Discover Pass required to drive in. Read more and find directions here, join the Wild Church email list by contacting Katy Taylor. Time: 10-11:30 am | Location: Fort Townsend State Park |
| Upcoming Events Housing Policy Deep Dive – Social Housing – Mon, Aug 28th *New* What is social housing and how is it different than market and nonprofit housing? What would it look like here and can it be scaled to Jefferson County? Each month, Quimper Community Housing Collective (QCHC) will host an open, inclusive discussion on housing policy with an eye towards developing a systemic understanding of different housing policies from a housing justice perspective.Time: 6:30 – 8:00 pm | Location: Zoom Olympic Neighbors Porch Fest – Sun, Sept 3rd *New* Join Olympic Neighbors for a day of live music, dancing, family friendly activities (bounce house, goats, face painting), food and drinks, silent auction and cash raffle! Bands included Lowire, Cosmiphonics, Slowburn, Abi Katz, Jere Canote and Bobbi Nikles, Shoestrings and More. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the members services desk at the Food Co-op, online, or in person the day of the event. Children 12 and under get in free. Find out more here. Interested in volunteering? Sign up here. Volunteers get in free! Time: 1 – 5pm | Location: Jefferson County Fairgrounds River Otter Beach Walk/Talk – Wed, Sept. 6th Join Friends of Fort Flagler to learn about these cute and curious creatures that live throughout the Puget Sound. FOFF will be taking a beach walk on East Beach past the Wansboro Battery and discussing the river otter’s life cycle, behavior and where you might find them. If we’re lucky, we may even see one! Bring comfortable shoes, warm clothes and a rain jacket. Presenter Jennifer Riker has a deep passion and love for the Pacific NW and all the beauty and wildlife that can be found here. Register here. Time: 9:00 – 10:30 am | Location: East Beach past Wansboro Battery at Fort Flagler State Park Snails: A Life of Slime – Thurs, Sept 14th *New* Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation will present “Snails: A Life of Slime” with Ric Brewer, from Little Gray Farms Escargots. He will lead us through the history, biology and anthropological insight into snails and slugs. While snails and slugs are much maligned by many of us gardeners, Ric will teach us how these mollusks make significant contributions to environmental health, are bellwethers of climate change and much more. For more information go here and click on “Snails: A Life of Slime” on the right side of the page. This presentation is open to the general public as well as Master Gardeners. Time: 3-5pm | Location: WSU Classroom – Port Hadlock, 97 Oak Bay Road International Beach Clean Up, Beach Grass Removal – Sat, Sept 16th Friends of Fort Flagler is organizing an invasive beach grass removal. Join them to help restore our beach to a natural state. Protecting our beaches includes removing invasive species that are choking out our natural grasses. The Park will be giving free day parking passes to any volunteer who does not have a state park pass. Please bring garden or work gloves and come ready to pull grass. If you have garden hand forks and shovel, please bring as well. Naturalist Lead: Lynn Schwarz. Registration here. Time: 9am – 1pm | Location: Fort Flagler State Park Lower Campground, upper part of spit next to playground. International Coastal Cleanup, Beach Cleanup – Sat, Sept 16th In partnership with WA CoastSavers, Port Townsend Marine Science Center is sponsoring 2 beach cleanups, in Port Townsend and in the Port Hadlock area. Volunteers collect and sort debris as well as contribute data on their findings to the Ocean Conservancy’s international database. Join them at either of two cleanup check-in locations: Fort Worden State Park or Chimacum Corner Farmstand. From these locations, they will send folks out to local beaches to collect debris! Find more details on this webpage. As a way of saying thanks, the first 100 participants will receive a free pass to the PTMSC Aquarium and Museum, a $5 Gift Card for the PT Food Coop, and $1 off coupon for any item at the Keg and I. Contact: Mandi Johnson Time: 9am – 1pm | Locations: See above. Free Tire Recycling Event in Quilcene – Sat, Sept 30th *New* Used tires can be an environmental hazard. Disposal to the appropriate waste stream is critical. Depending on the condition of the tires, they can be made into new tires, tugboat bumpers, or ground into rubber that can be used in road mixtures. Details: tires can be on or off of the rim; no large off-road, semi-truck, or construction tires. Limit of 10 tires per vehicle; residents only; no businesses. Sponsored by Jefferson County Public Health and the WA Dept. of Ecology. Questions? Contact Nick Lawlor at JCPH 360-385-9413 Time: 9am – 4pm | Location: Jefferson County Public Works Transfer Station; 295312 US 101, Quilcene For the full set of announcements, including Recurring Events, Community Notices, Community Resources, and Resilience Readings, see here. |
